I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That

"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"
Single by Elton John
from the album Reg Strikes Back
B-side "Rope Around a Fool"
Released June 1988
Format CD, vinyl record (7" and 12"), audio cassette
Recorded 1987-88
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length 4:33
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Bernie Taupin
Producer(s) Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
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"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" is a hit song from British performer Elton John's 1988 album, Reg Strikes Back. The song was written by John and his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin. Although the song reached only number 30 on the UK Singles Chart, it fared better in the United States, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1988, becoming John's biggest hit of the 1980s there. The song also became John's eighth number-one on the adult contemporary chart.[1] In Canada, the song topped the RPM Top Singles chart, giving John his 12th chart-topper in that country.

The song describes someone ending a relationship due to not feeling exclusive and important to their partner. The song was regularly played by John in concert during the 1990s, before he retired it in 2000.[2]

There is also a 12" extended remix single of the song by Shep Pettibone released on vinyl during the song's initial release period. This remix appears on the CD box set compilation, To Be Continued..., released in 1990. The Just-Elton-and-His-piano mix of the song is also available (on the reissued 1999 version of the Reg Strikes Back album).

Track listings

7" single

  1. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 4:32
  2. "Rope Around a Fool" — 3:46

12" maxi

  1. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) — 7:20
  2. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 4:32
  3. "Rope Around a Fool" — 3:46

CD maxi

  1. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 4:33
  2. "Rope Around a Fool" — 3:48
  3. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) — 7:16

CD Radio Promo

  1. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix) — 7:20
  2. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (Just Elton And His Piano Mix) — 4:50
  3. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (The Pub Dub) — 5:18

US CD Single Promo

  1. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" — 3:57
  2. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (12" Radio Edit) — 4:11

Personnel

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996
  2. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/elton-john-63d6be6f.html?song=I+Don%27t+Wanna+Go+on+With+You+Like+That
  3. 1 2 3 4 "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1988-08-27. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1988-08-27. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  6. ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  7. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  8. ↑ "ELTON JOHN - I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT (SONG)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  9. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  10. 1 2 3 4 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 12, 2009)
  11. ↑ http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=175&Itemid=49
  12. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1988.htm
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